Month: May 2020

Policeman Shoots Colleagues Dead In Lagos.

A policeman on Sunday reportedly shot and killed his colleagues at Onikan area of Lagos State.

The yet-to-be named policeman attached to the Federal Inland Revenue Service, opened fire on his colleagues following an argument.

In a trending video, the officer was seen screaming incoherent words, a development suggestive of a possible mental illness.

It was gathered that immediately after shooting his colleagues, he hijacked their operational vehicle and drove straight to Akoka in Yaba around 5:00am where he attempted to access a compound but couldn’t and started shooting sporadically. 

Residents of the area said no fewer than 30 bullet holes were counted in an apartment, corridor and ceiling of the premises.

Lagos State Police spokesperson, Bala Elkana, said investigation into the matter had started, adding that a statement would be released soon.

GRAPHIC: UNIBEN Undergraduate Raped And Murdered While Reading Inside Church.

A 23-year-old undergraduate identified as Uwaila Omozuwa, has died at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Edo State, after she was beaten and raped inside her local church.

It was gathered that Uwaila, who was an 100-level Microbiology student of UNIBEN, goes to read everyday at The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Edo Province 10, Ikpoba Hill, Benin, but was unfortunately beaten, raped and hit with a fire extinguisher by unknown men on Wednesday, 27th May, 2020.

According to a source, “The church’s security officer had gone to collect the keys to the church from its keeper when he was told that there was someone in the church already.

He got to the church only to find Uwaila in a pool of blood  and next to her was the fire extinguisher which was used to bash her face.

He ran back to inform the key keeper and his wife, who went to the church to meet her lifeless, thinking she was dead. After careful observation, they noticed she moved her hand and quickly rushed her to the hospital.

It was at the hospital that Uwaila revealed she was reading all alone when some unknown men came into the church , beat, raped and hit her head with a fire extinguisher. However, she later passed on.

The case is now being investigated by the police.

VIDEO: Nigerian Police Shoot Unarmed Man in Front Of Station.

In yet another case of police brutality, the Nigerian police this morning shot an unidentified civilian right in front of a station in Jesse town, Sapele, Delta State.

A twitter user shared a horrific video clip of a man, shot at the midriff seen lying on his belly, barely moving.

https://twitter.com/scribblesurban/status/1265601431777824774?s=21

The young man, freshly shot and bleeding profusely, remained unattended and left to die right in front of the police station while the policemen ignored him as if nothing had happened at all.

Another police officer who saw the poster recording the video went on to smash his side mirror, just as he was driving past.

No official statement has been released by the Nigerian Police yet.

Sixty-Nine Trafficked Nigerians Stranded In Lebanon, Rescued.

Fifty trafficked Nigerian girls and 19 other citizens have been evacuated from the country and arrived Nigeria on Sunday, the Nigerian in Diaspora Commission has announced.

According to the commission on its twitter handle, the Nigerians, comprising 50 trafficked girls and 19 others stranded, arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Sunday night and were received by the officials of the commission.

The were then flown to Abuja by the Air Peace airline and on arrival at the Abuja airport, they were taken to two hotels in Abuja where they are expected to be profiled today and sent to their various states.

According to reports, the girls, who have spent between two years and 10 years doing forced labour and some engaging in prostitution, were rescued following intervention by the Lebanese government.

The 50 girls who were said to have been trafficked to Lebanon by various traffickers were said to have been promised very lucrative jobs and on getting to the country, they found out that the jobs were not available, but instead, they were made to do all sort of indecent jobs while the other 19 Nigerians were said to have been stranded in the country.

Also speaking on the rescue of the ladies, the Foreign Minister, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, expressed gratitude to the Lebanese government for the support in evacuating the Nigerians.

“With the financial and logistic support of the Lebanese Government and Lebanese community in Nigeria, 50 trafficked Nigerian girls and 19 stranded Nigerian ladies were successfully evacuated from #Lebanon and arrived Nigeria today.

“Profound gratitude to Ambassador Houssam Diad, Lebanese Ambassador in Nigeria and Ambassador Goni Zannabura, Nigerian Ambassador in Lebanon.”

Davido and Wizkid’s Photoshopped Image: Davido Gifts Graphic Designer â‚¦1M.

Nigerian Pop superstar and DMW music boss, Davido Adeleke has extended his benevolence to Ayo, the graphic designer who made a photoshopped image of himself and Wizkid.

Davido had earlier acknowledged the image as he shared it on his social media page while declaring that both singers (Davido & Wizkid) were the two greatest Nigerian artists of all time.

In another kind gesture which Davido is renowned for, the singer has now gifted the sum of one million naira to the excited Ayo.

The young man made a one minute video of appreciation for the kind gesture, and Davido himself confirmed the move with uploaded video on his own Instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAiP3yTnjv9/?igshid=nwqatmxmfeq6

Yet another act of generosity from David, this one coming at a time when Burnaboy has chosen to make public his beef with the popstar.

In a series of subs which hit the internet, Burnaboy shaded Davido with claims that the DMW boss is untalented and bought his fortune with his father’s wealth.

Whether or not it is a publicity stunt is yet to be seen, it is the hope of critics that it does not degenerate or worse, become a full blown war.

Ese Oruru: Abductor, Yinusa Dahiru Gets 26 Years Prison Sentence | Scribbles Urban.

A federal high court sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, has sentenced Yinusa Dahiru to 26 years imprisonment over the abduction, rape and impregnating of Ese Oruru, a teenage girl.

In 2015, 13-year-old Ese was abducted, raped and impregnated by Yunusa Dahiru, a man presumably old enough to be her father.

The man later took her away to Kano State where she was later rescued in the palace of the Emir of Kano.

The incident led to national outrage in 2015 with calls for more of forcefully married teenagers in the Northern part of the country to be freed. 

Presiding judge, Justice Jane Inyang, acquitted the accused on the first count but convicted Dahiru on the remaining four charges.

The judge ruled that the sentence will run consecutively.

50 Most Powerful Influencers In World Football Revealed.

France Football have listed the 50 most powerful influencers in world football which includes players, managers and senior chiefs.

PSG president Al-Khelaifi tops the list ahead of Ronaldo, Infantino, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and super-agent Jorge Mendes.

Juventus president Andrea Agnelli, Barcelona captain Lionel Messi, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, US women’s star Megan Rapinoe and Swiss Justice make up the top ten.

The likes of Pep Guardiola, Kylian Mbappe, Raheem Sterling, Pierluigi Collina and David Beckham also earn a spot on the list.

The 50 most powerful influencers in world football:

  1. Nasser Al-Khelaifi (PSG president)
  2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
  3. Gianni Infantino (FIFA president)
  4. Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)
  5. Jorge Mendes (Agent)
  6. Andrea Agnelli (Juventus president)
  7. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
  8. Florentino Perez (Real Madrid president)
  9. Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign)
  10. Swiss Justice
  11. Brian Roberts (CEO of Comcast)
  12. Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
  13. Aleksander Ceferin (UEFA president)
  14. Adidas-Nike
  15. Richard Masters (Premier League chief executive)
  16. Neymar Jr. (PSG)
  17. Mino Raiola (Agent)
  18. Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid)
  19. XI Jinping (Chinese president)
  20. Kylian Mbappé (PSG)
  21. Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Manchester City owner)
  22. Christian Seifert (Bundesliga president)
  23. Pini Zahavi (Agent)
  24. Wang Jianlin (Founder of Dalian Wanda Group, 15% owner at Atletico Madrid)
  25. Andrew Wilson (EA Sports’ CEO)
  26. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
  27. Stephen Ross (American property magnet, owner of Miami Dolphins)
  28. Salman al-Khalifa (Prince of Bahrain, Asian Football Confederation president)
  29. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich president)
  30. Chung Mong Gyu (Football Association of Korea president, member of FIFA Council)
  31. Pierluigi Collina (Former referee)
  32. Victor Montagliani (CONCACAF president)
  33. Jonathan Barnett (Agent)
  34. FIFPro (Players’ Union)
  35. Sharon Thorne (Chair of the Deloitte Global Board of Directors)
  36. Ahmad Ahmad (African Football Confederation president)
  37. Viktor Zubkov (Gazprom chairman)
  38. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
  39. Xavi Hernández (Al-Sadd coach)
  40. Hiroshi Mikitani (CEO of Rakuten, Vissel Kobe president)
  41. Jonathan Wilson (Journalist)
  42. Alex Green (Entrepreneur)
  43. Didier Drogba (Former footballer)
  44. Mario Gallavotti (FIFA lawyer)
  45. David Beckham (Former footballer, Inter Miami president and co-owner)
  46. Hassan Al-Thawadi (2022 World Cup committee leader)
  47. Rui Pinto (Creator of Football Leaks)
  48. Jean-Michel Aulas (Lyon president)
  49. Khalida Popal (Activist)
  50. Ballon d’Or

Chelsea’s Hudson-Odoi Arrested Following Rape Accusation.

Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi has been arrested on suspicion of rape following an alleged incident at his west London apartment.

The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that both they and the London Ambulance Service were called in the early hours of Sunday, May 17 to a report of an unwell woman.

The statement added: “When emergency services attended, a woman reported that she was raped. She was taken to hospital. A man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of rape. He was released from custody and bailed to return on a date in mid-June. Enquiries continue.”

Sunday’s alleged incident comes just weeks after Hudson-Odoi battled the coronavirus, which he was diagnosed with on March 12 .

The teenager was the first Premier League player to be diagnosed with the illness, coming shortly after news broke that Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta had contracted the virus, sending the Premier League towards its ongoing suspension.

By April 1, Hudson-Odoi had said that he felt “perfect”, having only experienced minor symptoms, while also following Chelsea’s train-from-home programme.